Piddletrenthide

Piddletrenthide
Piddletrenthide
Piddletrenthide is located in Dorset
Piddletrenthide
Piddletrenthide
Location within Dorset
Area25.54 km2 (9.86 sq mi)
Population647 (Parish, 2011)[1]
• Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid referenceST703000
Unitary authority
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDorchester
Postcode districtDT2
PoliceDorset
FireDorset and Wiltshire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Dorset
50°48′03″N 2°25′21″W / 50.8007°N 2.4226°W / 50.8007; -2.4226

Piddletrenthide ( /ˌpɪdəltrɛntˈhd/) is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is sited by the small River Piddle in a valley on the dip slope of the Dorset Downs, 8 miles (13 km) north of Dorchester. In the 2011 census the parish—which includes the small village of Plush to the northeast—had 323 dwellings, 290 households and a population of 647.[1]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Piddletrenthide Parish (1170213581)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 March 2018.